At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID, our mechanics are well trained and qualified to service any type of transmission, in any car, truck, or SUV. If your car is equipped with four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, you probably know that your transmission is somewhat complicated, and therefore requires professional attention. Our technicians possess the knowledge, ability, and equipment necessary to keep your 4WD or AWD vehicle reliably on the road, and ready for any driving condition, any time. For all your transmission repair or maintenance needs, call or come by Blue Lakes Auto Repair today.

At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID, we know that transmissions are witchcraft to most people. More often than not, if major damage has occurred, it’s a lot more time and cost-effective to just replace the entire unit and get a fresh start. Our trained technicians at Blue Lakes Auto Repair want to keep you informed so you are aware of what to look out for.

Your transmission mounts keep your transmission in place and suppress vibrations coming from the drivetrain. How do you know when to replace them or when they’re going bad. At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID, our goal is to educate you about your vehicle so that you can drive it safely and prolong its life. 

At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID, a big part of our job is helping you make decisions that are right for you, your car, truck or SUV. When it comes to replacing a transmission there are a lot of options out there, and we’re here to help you make the right choice. Our technicians can help you decide based on your budget, vehicle and lifestyle. We're here to get your car going again and earn your business in the future.

Manual transmissions are generally more reliable than automatic transmissions. They don’t have as many parts, aren’t as complex, and can take a lot more abuse. However, if an issue is allowed to persist, more and more damage to surrounding components on your manual transmission will occur. Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID can help you take care of your car as soon as you notice a problem.

Transmissions are complex pieces of equipment. Systems and components rely heavily on one another, and everything needs to be in working order for proper function. When one thing fails, there’s a snowball effect, and malfunctions and damages begin to occur. What can you do to make sure you keep it working? At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID, we want to help when you need it, but we also want to teach you how to maintain your vehicle on your own. Good maintenance is the single largest contributing factor to how long your transmission will last and how well it will continue to work. Here are a few key points on maintenance from the Blue Lakes Auto Repair technicians.

At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, we know that transmissions are one of the greatest technological marvels of the automotive world. How does a standard shift transmission work? Why should you care? Our expert technicians here at Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls have the answers.

You know how often to change your engine oil; but what about the gear oil in your standard shift transmission? Here’s a short guide, from Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls.

You know how often to change your engine oil; but what about the gear oil in your standard shift transmission? Here’s a short guide, from Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls.  Unless you’re lucky enough to own a car with a transmission dipstick, inspecting the gear oil in a manual transmission is a lot more inconvenient than doing so with an automatic, or checking your engine oil. The car must be jacked up, supported, and the oil checked from underneath. As a result, you may just want to change it when the time is right. But how do you know when that time comes?

At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID, transmissions are our specialty. That means knowing how they work, how they wear out, what wears them out, and how to fix it. In this article, we’ll explore the way stop and go traffic affects your transmission.

At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID, we know that hearing you need a new transmission is a dreaded affair. Here’s some advice from the transmission experts on how to prevent that day from coming.

At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID, our mechanics have diagnosed and repaired every transmission problem in the book. We’d like to pass some of our knowledge along to you, in order to help you understand your transmission a little better. Here, we discuss the synchronizers in your manual transmission, and how to know if one of yours is faulty.

If you drive a vehicle with a manual transmission, you know that clutch replacement can be an expensive and time-consuming job. Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls has some tips to keep your clutch replacements as infrequent as possible.

At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID, we know that the key to keeping a transmission reliable and in shape is taking care to prevent an issue in the first place. Here, well explore a condition which has a lot of potential to cause your transmission harm: overheating.

If your vehicle breaks down and you have to be towed make sure you are aware of proper steps to protect your vehicle's transmission. The vehicle’s configuration determines how it should be properly towed to avoid transmission damage. Specifically, it matters if your vehicle is front-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive and whether it’s an automatic or a manual. From the professionals at Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID, here’s how to tow your vehicle:

Transmission fluid leaks can often be a pain to track down. If you have a leaky transmission, Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID has some information for you on what you can expect. We’ve repaired countless leaky transmissions, and now we’re here to share some of our knowledge with you.

Transmissions, while generally durable, can be highly complicated devices. For this reason, they are also expensive to replace, and maintaining one will save you a lot of headache and money in the future. This article from Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID discusses how your driving habits affect your transmission. While automatic transmissions are by far the most common, there are still a considerable number of manual transmissions on the road, so this article covers both.

The operation of your transmission depends on your hydraulics. Even if that sounds like a foreign language to you, at Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID, we speak the automotive language. We want you to understand what we're talking about, so here are the basics of the hydraulic functions behind your transmission.

At Blue Lakes Auto Repair in Twin Falls, ID, we understand that there are endless ways a transmission can sound, behave, and feel, depending on what type of car it’s in, what type of transmission it is, and the state of the vehicle’s repair. Sometimes, when people buy a different car, they notice it doesn’t act the same as their last car, which leads them to believe there is a problem.